May Movements

[TombsRIP]

Thurs 2/05/19

472 eventually departed off rwy 25 @ 1249L loaded up with dangerous air cargo (DAC); callsign as per arrival ("RSF170").

Cheers

[chrisward123]

2/5/19 Cont'd

2/5/19
10:45L ish - XX332 (Hawk T.1/100 Sqn) ILS/Overshoot R.25 - joined in the O/H @5k ft @10:28L - then to RAF Shawbury @11:12L

OTT
10:23L - XX258/Pirate19 (Hawk T.1/100 Sqn) @6kft Heading SW (Longridge/Warton/Ribble Ribble Estuary) then to RAF Valley direction
10:58L - ZH879/RRR223 (C-130J/RAF) Descending 3k ft for LL Lakes

[chrisward123]

7/5/19

12:23L - XX205 (Hawk T.1/100 Sqn) ILS/Overshoot R.25 (Possibly another previous to this?)
12:30L & 12:42L - XX346 (Hawk T.1/100 Sqn) ILS/Overshoot (after XX205)

[TombsRIP]

Both Leeming hawks also first did approach to Rwy 07 before App25.
XX205 seen App07 1214L (from Lytham) "Pirate 09" [ XX332 "Pirate 10"]
XX346 seen App07 1229L "Savage 01" [XX203 "Savage 02"]
Both seen on climbout to west approx 10 mins later.
Cheers

[chrisward123]

Both Leeming hawks also first did approach to Rwy 07 before App25.
XX205 seen App07 1214L (from Lytham)
XX346 seen App07 1229L
Both seen on climbout to west approx 10 mins later.
Cheers

Thanks TombsRIP - couldn't work out what they were doing on ADSB - kept disappearing.

[TombsRIP]

Tues 7/5 cont/d

Typhoon seen on climbout 25 @ 1349L
"Tarnish(WTN)29" poss IPA5/ZJ700 up again.
Definately a development jet as talking to "Boffin". Seen later joining downwind 25 (1425L) just off Lytham. One T/g 1427L & land 1429L.
Cheers

[TombsRIP]

Weds 8/5/19

Development typhoon up 1202L "WTN29" off rwy 07. Landed 1247L after t&go. Poss IPA5 but unconfirmed (as yesterday).

[chrisward123]

Fri 10/5/19

10:19L - G-BYUN/CWL07 (G115E Tutor/RAF) ILS/Overshoot/T&G Operating from RAF Cranwell - To RAF Woodvale

[TombsRIP]

Fri 10/05/19 cont/d

ZK439/BS155 on PFAT1 flown by "WTN69".
T/o 1455L approx off rwy07; Landed back around 1545L approx (following SRA/Talkdown to rwy 07 with no "attack" on airfield target or usual u/c up approach, normally flown on first flt). PAN called at 1520L due to flt refuelling probe being stuck out! Problem resolved and didn't return early as a result.
Thanks to TARGET for info in my absence!!
Checked Mode-S logs and no sign of a hexcode belonging to it (BS154 is hex 43C7AF).

Cheers

[TombsRIP]

Mon 13/05/19

Painted production tiffy noted out on MTA fitted with u/w tanks Bit hazy to read off but looks like ZK438 (BS154). Dep 1520L on delivery flt with "roll off the top" burners in. "WTN29" up again today. Climbed FL290 for transit to CBY; To Swanwick 277.625 @ 1531L SQK 6444.

Dev tiffy up 1254L off rwy07. Flown by "WTN29"
ZK355 or ZK356 recovered downwind for 25 (swopped ends) and landed 1428L.

[Vulcanone]

A little bit of nostalgia for todays post.... the Canberra made its first flight on 13th May 1949.

[Vulcanone]

TombsRIP

Your Dev Typhoon for today was ZK355

[chrisward123]

14/5/19

11:06L - G-FLYY/T.14 (Strikemaster Mk.80/High G Ltd) T/O
11:40L ish - G-FLYY/T.14 (Strikemaster Mk.80/High G Ltd) T&Gs then land

Reports of ZJ700/IPA5 & ZK355/BS116 parked South Side

[TombsRIP]

14/05/19 cont/d

"WTN29" up 1518L off rwy07 (in IPA5)
"Rebel 62" up 1521L (in BS116).

"Tarnish 29" recovered with a TACAN approach to rwy07; IPA5 seen on approach over Lytham 1620L & t/g 1621L; back out to west ("BAE/Felix 43" G-TYPH departing); seen inbound for initials 1626L & 2xt/gs 1628/31L & landed 1633L.

BS116 heard in overhead @ around 12000ft from 1610L approx; "RBL62" recovered via SRA/Talkdown 07; BS116 seen 1642L on app 07 then go around (overshoot) & back out to west for initials 07 @ 1645L & landed 1647L

[chrisward123]

15/5/19

12:22L - G-FLYY/T.14 (Strikemaster Mk.80/High G Ltd) T/O R.07
12:33L - ZK028 (Hawk T.2/IV Sqn) Unsure if circuits or ILS/Overshoot
13:01L - G-FLYY/T.14 (Strikemaster Mk.80/High G Ltd) Land R.07 including T&Gs/Circuits (12:45-12:59)
13:17L - ZK355/RBL62 (BS116/FGR.4) T/O R.07. seen various time Blackpool/Flyde Area in racetrack over Warton @16k
13:27L - ZK014 (Hawk T.2/IV Sqn) ILS/Overshoot & again @13:40L R.25 & again @13:51L


OTT
12:38L - 07-8613 (C-130J-30 Hercules/USAF) Heading west @22k ft
12:42L - 11-5738/RCH255 (C-130J-30 Hercules/USAF) Heading NW @26k ft
12:55L - 07-46310 (C-130J-30 Hercules/USAF) Heading NW @26k ft

[TombsRIP]

Weds 15/05/19 cont/d

"RBL62" up 1317L (rwy 07 dep)
In BS116 as per yesterday (ZK355 on adsb).
Operating over the Fylde/Warton overhead @ 16kft (heard 1355L:-). Seen medium altitude over Lytham turning in for "strafe" attacks on airfield target at 1408/1410/1413L and climb block 10-18kft. Landed 1439L after running in from west (after burning off some fuel) and break into circuit.

OTT
Herks all inbound to Belfast Intl (Aldergrove)
There was also a 4th earlier heard but not seen
coasted out over Fylde 0948L
C-130J-30 11-5748 [hex AE4E14] 61AS/19AW Little Rock, AR "RCH430" @ FL260. So 4 in total all C-130J-30s

[Vulcanone]

Something else going up?

[TombsRIP]

Weds 15/05/19 cont/d cont/d

Yes indeed....

Tiffy heard dep 07 @ 1450L ("WTN29")
ZK303/AX (BT017) seen over Lytham 1544L for initials, break & t/g 07 @ 1546L; then back out to WSW for 10 mile final approach?;noted again on App 07 off Lytham @ 1553L (single Paveway noted under stbd wing +u/w tanks fitted); landed 1554L (no circuits).

[chrisward123]

16/5/19

10:50L - G-FLYY/T.14 (Strikemaster Mk.80/High G) T/O R.07
11:45L - G-FLYY/T.14 (Strikemaster Mk.80/High G) Run and Break then Land R.07 - Parked Southside
12:36L - ZK367/Rebel60 (FGR.4/41 TES/EB-R) ILS/Overshoot complete with lovely wing wave adjacent tower while IPA5/T.29 was awaiting clearance for T/O
12:38L - ZJ938/T.29 (FGR.4/IPA5) T/O for short Role Demo including 3 passes on south side in full A/B then a final pass @12:43L R.25 end in full A/B complete with vertical climb
12:52L - ZK355/Rebel62 (FGR.4/BS116) T/O R.07
Did not get RTB times for ZJ938/ZK355

also noted on MTA - ZK439/BS155 however did not fly - awaiting 2nd flight.

[chrisward123]

17/5/19

Reported on MTA - ZK439/BS155

Possible flight AM - 2nd flight


13:20L - ZK013 (Hawk T.2/IV Sqn) ILS/Overshoot R.25